Archive: 3 September 1997
44 articles found
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Antipolio drive targets 972,000 Jakartans
Antipolio drive targets 972,000 Jakartans JAKARTA (JP): The city's five mayoralties took part yesterday in the first stage of the third nationwide antipolio drive. More than 972,000 children under five years old were targeted in the capital. Governor Surjadi Soedirdja kicked off the drive in a ceremony where he gave the first vaccine to one-year-old Farah, the granddaughter of South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko at Cilandak health training center in South Jakarta.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
PT Kiani Kertas to start commercial production soon
PT Kiani Kertas to start commercial production soon JAKARTA (JP): PT Kiani Kertas, a subsidiary of the Kalimanis group owned by Indonesia's timber baron Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, will start commercial operation in two weeks with an initial production capacity of 30,000 tons of pulp per month, a senior executive said.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
KL ratings sustained
KL ratings sustained KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): European rating agency IBCA has maintained its ratings on Malaysian banks for the next six months but may review the situation if the regional currency turmoil persists, reports said Tuesday. "We have not gone negative on Malaysian banks. If the regional currency crisis is resolved fairly quickly, there is no need for a review," IBCA regional research director in Singapore, Sam Chin, told The Star daily.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah, shares weaken further
Rupiah, shares weaken further JAKARTA (JP): Despite the restrictions on forward foreign exchange transactions, the rupiah weakened further against the U.S. dollar yesterday to cross the 3,000 level. Local stock prices also fell by 1.4 percent, dealers and brokers said. Foreign exchange dealers said the ceiling on forward selling to nonresident at US$5 million per customer could not salvage the rupiah as domestic appetite for the dollar remained high.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sep. 2, 1997: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------ Ades Alfindo 700 0 6,000 AHAP Insurance 2,500 0 0 Alter Abadi 750 -200 10,000 Alumindo Light Metal 700 0 73,000 Alumindo Perkasa 500 0 0 Aneka Kimia Raya 900 -75 450,000 Anwar Sierad 800 0 25,500 Apac Centertex Corp.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia to immunize 22 million children
Indonesia to immunize 22 million children JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi launched the final round of the national antipolio drive yesterday, aimed at immunizing nearly 22 million children under the age of five. Sujudi urged parents to take their children to local immunization posts even if they were vaccinated during the 1995 and 1996 antipolio drive.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
RI foreign policy proves durable
RI foreign policy proves durable By Rizal Sukma This is the second of two articles on Indonesia's foreign policy which was first inducted on Sept. 2, 1948. JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto sees the use of foreign policy as a function of domestic politics directed toward achieving national interests which are largely defined in terms of economic development.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Iwik not Udin's killer: Key witness
Iwik not Udin's killer: Key witness YOGYAKARTA (JP): The wife of slain Bernas journalist Fuad M. Syafruddin, confirmed yesterday that Dwi Sumadji, alias Iwik, was not the person she met at her house on the night of the assault on her husband. "The person was very different (from Iwik)," said Marsiyem at Bantul district court. The court, presided over by Endang Sri Murwati, was packed with hundreds of visitors. Yesterday was the sixth session of the trial.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Adieu Diana!
Adieu Diana! The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car accident in Paris, as reported in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 1, is a dark page in the modern history of journalism. It refers completely to the press as "presstitutes!" Adieu our "Queen of People's Hearts". IWAN SATYANEGARA Jakarta
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Toka Tindung gold reserves
Toka Tindung gold reserves SINGAPORE (Reuter): Aurora Gold Ltd said yesterday that gold reserves at its Toka Tindung project in north Sulawesi, Indonesia were more than one million ounces. Sandy Moyle, general manager for exploration, said in a report with three other Aurora officials at a gold conference in Singapore that the company was finalizing a feasibility study on the four deposits making up the Toka Tindung project.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Striking bus drivers complain at City Council
Striking bus drivers complain at City Council JAKARTA (JP): About 100 striking S604 Metromini minibus drivers plying the Pasar Minggu-Tanah Abang route complained to the City Council yesterday about the presence of eight regular buses on the same route. The drivers, who began their action Monday afternoon following the appearance of the new buses, demanded councilors revoke the license of the buses operated by the Andalan and Giri Indah transportation companies.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Health books donated
Health books donated SEMARANG, Central Java: Thousands of health books donated by the Japanese government have been distributed to all districts in the province and were expected to help maternal and child health development programs in the region, a local official said here yesterday.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
EVA Air spreads its wings with big network
EVA Air spreads its wings with big network By Ardimas Sasdi Taiwan's privately-owned EVA Air, which began flights to Indonesia in July 1991, organized its first ever tour for Indonesian journalists to the company's maintenance facility and training center in Taipei from Aug. 19 to Aug. 22. Following an invitation by EVA Air The Jakarta Post reports on the airline's rapid ascent.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Exhibitions * Painting Exhibition: Nuansa Decoratif by Sutopo, Djoko Maruto, Petrus Pranagung at Mon Decor Gallery, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1 Blok B 13-14 Central Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Sept. 14. * Painting Exhibition: Flower, Fauna, and Yearning by Lanny Andriany, at the Lobby Gallery, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 2-3, South Jakarta, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., until Sept. 3.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Burglar mobbed in East Jakarta
Burglar mobbed in East Jakarta JAKARTA (JP): An alleged burglar was mobbed by a crowd of people yesterday for attempting to burglarize a house in Ciracas, East Jakarta, police said. City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday the suspect, identified as Maksum, 50, had tried to steal a variety of property from the house, including electronic appliances and clothes. Maksum was surprised by the owner, Sarimun, who immediately screamed for help on seeing the intruder.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
N. Jakarta fire leaves thousands homeless
N. Jakarta fire leaves thousands homeless JAKARTA (JP): A fire razed more than 200 houses in a densely populated area in Pademangan district, North Jakarta, yesterday, leaving thousands of people homeless. No fatalities were reported. Material losses are expected to run into hundreds of millions of rupiah. Eyewitnesses said the fire started at 12:20 p.m. in one house and rapidly spread to other buildings in the three neighborhoods of Pademangan Barat subdistrict on Jl. Budi Mulia.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Housing loan restrictions to be lifted by BTN
Housing loan restrictions to be lifted by BTN JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) said yesterday it would soon lift its lending suspension for cheap housing. Bank president Tito Sutalaksan said the bank, which focuses most of its financing on housing, would resume credit allocations on Monday. "The internal consolidation to adjust the sharp depreciation of the rupiah is over.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Govt to restrict mobile cellular operators
Govt to restrict mobile cellular operators JAKARTA (JP): The government will carry out its plan to restrict range of mobile cellular technology and the number of operators, the secretary-general of the Ministry of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications said yesterday. Jonathan L. Parapak, speaking after the opening of the ministry's annual coordinating conference, said the government would no longer issue cellular licenses after the granting of 11 new licenses scheduled for next year.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Electronic firms invest S$100m in Bintan Park
Electronic firms invest S$100m in Bintan Park BINTAN, Riau (JP): Eight electronic manufacturers from Singapore and Japan signed agreements here yesterday to set up production facilities worth S$99.6 million (about US$66.5 million) at the Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE) on Bintan island, Riau. Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo welcomed the agreements, saying it marked the shift of the industrial estate from labor-intensive companies to high technology industries.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
800m in Asia-Pacific poor
800m in Asia-Pacific poor JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called yesterday for better cooperation among Asia-Pacific states in facing the bitter reality that 800 million of the world's estimated 1.3 billion poor live in this region, regarded as the most dynamic and fastest growing. Speaking at the opening of the 27th Asia and Pacific conference on social welfare, Soeharto at the State Palace said that development would only succeed if people were fully involved in the development process.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN membership
ASEAN membership It is unfortunate that the period following the admission of Myanmar into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations coincided with a host, not to say a plague, of distractions. Had the member states of the regional grouping been without distraction, they might just have begun to see that ASEAN's policy of constructive engagement had opened the door to a regime unable to behave itself.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Excelcomindo launches services in Central Java
Excelcomindo launches services in Central Java YOGYAKARTA (JP): PT Excelcomindo Pratama, one of the country's seven cellular telephone operators, will launch its services in Central Java's Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Semarang as a part of its nationwide expansion. PT Excelcomindo's marketing and sales operation general manager, Hermanto Murniadi, said here yesterday that the grand opening would be held in Semarang on Monday.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
SEA Games venues likely to be completed in time
SEA Games venues likely to be completed in time JAKARTA (JP): With only 36 days until the start of the 19th SEA Games here, the big question is whether the organizing committee can get the venues ready on time.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Garuda adds cargo service
Garuda adds cargo service JAKARTA (JP): State-owned air carrier Garuda Indonesia will cooperate with Korea Airlines to increase to twice a week its cargo service to Seoul and Los Angeles, beginning Sept. 9. Company head of commercial relations, cargo and promotion, Chandra Giri Wiryawan, said here yesterday that Garuda currently offered a once-a-week Airbus A300 cargo service in cooperation with Korea Airlines.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Shoutheast Asian currencies still weak
Shoutheast Asian currencies still weak SINGAPORE (Reuter): Southeast Asian currencies had a volatile session yesterday as the market tried to find its footing while investors continued to look askance at the region. Dealers said currency markets lacked clear direction, with participants keeping an eye on the increasingly fragile regional bourses. "It will take a long time for the market to find equilibrium in these currencies.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Angry mob attacks Curug levy office
Angry mob attacks Curug levy office TANGERANG (JP): More than 400 Kadu Jaya villagers in Curug attacked two guards at a privately run office used to collect fees from passing motorists on Jl. Telesonik Km 8 yesterday. Thanks to the immediate arrival of police and soldiers, the guards, identified as Yamin and Yayat, were able to escape from the angry mob.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
ITTO to provide $1m for Bulungan forest project
ITTO to provide $1m for Bulungan forest project JAKARTA (JP): The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) will provide about US$1 million to partly finance a three- year research program in the Bulungan forest, East Kalimantan. Under an agreement signed yesterday, ITTO will cooperate with the Ministry of Forestry and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to develop the Bulungan forest, expected to be one of the largest model forests in the world.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
ARCO to develop huge gas field in Irian Jaya
ARCO to develop huge gas field in Irian Jaya JAKARTA (JP): Atlantic Richfield Co (ARCO) of the United States announced yesterday a massive discovery of about 13 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of proven and probable natural gas reserves in Irian Jaya. "This is the largest international discovery in ARCO's history," Mike Bowlin, ARCO's Chief Executive Officer, said after a meeting with President Soeharto.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Companies allow fires to worsen: Sarwono
Companies allow fires to worsen: Sarwono JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja lashed out yesterday at "the big bosses" of logging and plantation companies who he said have allegedly caused forest fires to worsen to the point of "near disaster". He also berated company owners for letting other people, especially small-scale farmers, take the blame for the resulting thick smoke that has affected the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan and several neighboring countries.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Marijuana fields discovered
Marijuana fields discovered BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Police found on Sunday three marijuana fields in Glee Meulinggee village, North Brueh Island, in Aceh Besar regency, some 25 miles from Ulele Beach. About 5,700 six-month-old cannabis plants were uprooted and kept as evidence and the rest were destroyed on location, said Chief of Banda Aceh/Aceh Besar Police Lt. Col. Mohd. Tachya Hidayat. The owners of the fields escaped.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Schoolgirl commits suicide
Schoolgirl commits suicide JAKARTA (JP): A 16-year-old high schoolgirl died on the way to hospital after being found unconscious in her bedroom with blood and foam oozing from her mouth yesterday morning. Siska Anggraeni committed suicide after her father asked her the previous evening to break off her relationship with her boyfriend, her stepmother Sri Rahayu said. Sri said Siska -- a second year student at SMEA Al-Khairiyah high school -- drank insecticide to end her life.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
When teachers play truant
When teachers play truant DILI, East Timor: One hundred and seventeen teachers who returned late after the last school break have been given a dressing down, Antara reported yesterday. A high-ranking official lectured them on the need for strong discipline. The same disciplinary message was also given to an earlier group of 207 teachers who played truant last month. The official, Col.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Many graft findings 'ignored'
Many graft findings 'ignored' JAKARTA (JP): The Development and Finance Comptroller (BPKP) complained yesterday that government offices were very slow in acting on malfeasance practices it uncovered. "In many instances, no follow up measures have been pursued," BPKP's chairman Soedarjono told a meeting with the House Budgetary Commission.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
SEA Games torch not to be airlifted
SEA Games torch not to be airlifted JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games torch will not be airlifted as planned but will be relayed from Borobudur temple to Jakarta, an official said Monday. Torch relay organizer Johanes Karsan said the airlift plan was canceled following a decree from the organizer Saturday. "There were no funds to airlift the torch, so it was decided to relay it from Borobudur to Jakarta," Johanes said as quoted by Antara.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Women workers demand equality
Women workers demand equality MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of female workers of PT Ever Bright Battery marched on Monday to the provincial legislative council demanding equal treatment with their male colleagues. The workers said they had requested equal pay, but their request was turned down by the ABC battery manufacturer which employs 1,020 workers, 365 of which are women. One of the women workers said the female employees were given a daily "productivity incentive" of Rp 250 (U.S.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
More workers protest controversial labor bill
More workers protest controversial labor bill JAKARTA (JP): About 300 workers claiming to represent their colleagues in Java and Sumatra held a noisy demonstration outside the House of Representatives yesterday in another round of protests over the manpower bill.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Mahathir warns ASEAN may boycott Asia-Europe meet
Mahathir warns ASEAN may boycott Asia-Europe meet KUALA LUMPUR (Agencies): ASEAN may boycott a Asia-Europe summit in London next year if the European Union bars Myanmar from attending, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned in reports published yesterday. "If there is discrimination against Myanmar, it is a discrimination against ASEAN. You may find other countries in ASEAN also deciding not to attend," Mahathir was quoted by the New Straits Times daily as saying.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Spotlight
Spotlight Photo A: Wedding JP/afs GAINING A SON: Benjamin Mangkoedilaga (far right), high state administrative judge in Medan, North Sumatra, weds his daughter M.D. Yustika to Bangga N.J. (fourth from left). Benjamin joined his wife Rosliana, former minister of social welfare Surono Reksodimedjo and his wife (third from right, third from left), and new in-law R.M. Dharmoyono (far left) at Monday's ceremony at Balai Kartini.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Soeharto orders probe into Bekasi land title forgeries
Soeharto orders probe into Bekasi land title forgeries JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto ordered State Minister of Agrarian Affairs Soni Harsono yesterday to step up efforts to eradicate increasingly rampant land title forgeries and punish those found guilty of the crime. "The President particularly ordered me to investigate forgeries in Bekasi where at least 200 documents were falsified," Soni said after meeting with Soeharto at Merdeka Palace.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Open University denies link
Open University denies link We refer to the intensive advertisement placed by the Institute of Indonesian Entrepreneurs Development (IPWI) throughout the media. IPWI is offering a master's program in economics from Open University for Rp 550,000 for the educational development fee (SPP). In this context the management of Open University deems it necessary to give the following clarification: 1. Open University has no connection whatsoever with IPWI management. 2.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
AIPO meeting close to adopting resolutions
AIPO meeting close to adopting resolutions By Dwi Atmanta NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Southeast Asian parliamentarians gathering here for the 18th congress of the ASEAN Inter- Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) looked set yesterday to cut short their assembly as deliberation on draft resolutions went smoothly.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
No amnesty soon for Chun, Roh, says Kim
No amnesty soon for Chun, Roh, says Kim SEOUL (Reuter): South Korean President Kim Young-sam ruled out yesterday an immediate amnesty for former presidents Chun Doo- hwan and Roh Tae-woo, who were jailed for mutiny, treason and corruption, a Kim aide said. The aide said Kim was responding to a suggestion by Lee Hoi- chang, candidate of Kim's ruling New Korea Party for presidential elections in December, that the president announce a clemency order for Chun and Roh within two weeks.
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997
TV Program: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997 TVRI 2:00 p.m. News: Berita 14 2:30 Travel: My Country 2:35 Family's Film: Big Brother Jake 3:10 Children's Program: Anak-Anak Indonesia 3:35 Talk Show: Kotak Pos 4:00 Regional News 4:30 Educational Quiz: Cepat Tepat 5:10 TV Series: Road to Avonlea 5:55 Music 6:00 News: Lintasan Berita 6:05 Nusantara, The Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 TVRI News 6:53 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:35 Entrepreneurship Program: Mitra Kita 8:05 Quiz: Dewasa 8:30...
Wed, 03 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB
Five steps to better education
Five steps to better education Indonesia has fallen behind other countries in education. I think there are five points to consider for the advancement of education in this country. First, parents and teachers should be obliged to give instructions to students about their study objectives. The students should be encouraged to study seriously and systematically. They should be given the opportunity to ask questions on the material being taught.